{"id":4601,"date":"2006-11-14T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2006-11-14T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/11\/news-flash.html"},"modified":"2006-11-14T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2006-11-14T14:16:02","slug":"news-flash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/11\/news-flash.html","title":{"rendered":"News Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is startling – or not. <\/a>Years ago, a friend of mine commented that there was a hidden "epidemic" of strokes among young women who used birth control pills and (usually) smoked as well. Although the former, in patch form now, seems to be doing the trick:<\/p>\n

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According to Johnson & Johnson’s third quarter SEC filing for 2006 , there are over \u201c1,000 claimants who have filed lawsuits or have made claims regarding injuries allegedly due to Ortho Evra.\u201d [1] Ortho Evra, also known as the birth control patch, is a transdermal hormonal contraceptive which is applied weekly to the skin. In addition to being a contraceptive, the patch can act as an abortifacient by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg. <\/p>\n

Serious health problems have been associated with Ortho Evra including fatal and non-fatal blood clots, strokes, heart attacks, and death. From April 2002 to December 2004, over 27,974 ‘adverse effects’ were reported by users of Ortho Evra.[2] Many of the complaints are serious, and the patch is alleged to be responsible for over 23 deaths, including the death of 14 year old Alycia Brown.[3] <\/p>\n

The claims keep mounting \u2013 last week a lawsuit was filed on behalf of 40 women against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and the manufacturer of Ortha Evra.. The lawsuit alleges that the Ortho Evra patch was responsible for the serious health problems, including the death of one user.[4] <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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